The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-02
HERE AND THERE.

! door OF house at Highland Falls N Y, one
cold night recently. II was admitted, and has
been adopted as pet by the family.
FLUTES shoot wild ducks at Humboldt lake,
aud dispose Of them In Wlnnemucce, New
When they are scarce they sell them at the
rate OF three for 81, and when plenty at two
bits each.
The Maine drummcrs at Il recent dinner liad
on their menus the picture OF travelling man
approaching a young lady in a nearly empty
railroad car, aud saying; ~ beg your pardon,
is this seat engagedi"
r was unp'casnn,ly warm in Atlanta, Ga,
IN! 1ucslty Iuder the influence OF the
Maylike temperature vegetation Is beginning
to come forth, and the bulbs and flowers are
about 10 shoot Fruit trees are budding, and
II the warm weather continues few days
longer they will be In bloom.
A Frenchman advises anyone who is I'M
happy about anything to 90 into his room and
comfort himself with good cry. He says
that grooming and crying will serve more than
anything else to allay grief and he tells of a
man who once reduced his pulse from l26 to
90 in the course of few hours by giving full
vent TO his emotions.
TIE following notice. signed by the Knights
of Labor, is posted in Seattle, Wyoming
"Workingmen are cautioned to keep away
from Seattle for at least two months from date
Dol this notice. Men, women. and children are
waiting for the necessaries of life here Be
~fleve no garbled newspaper interviews or adj
yeriisements 10 the contrary"
A few few weeks ago the husband of Mrs.
@ 4 - Inn A
ing with party of friends. On their way
home one of the party hurried in advance and
told Mrs. Swalileld that her husband had been
shot and killed. She tainted, and when she
regalned consciousness was insane. Her hus-
band is now taking her to Florida in the hope
that the change Of scene aud climate Will re-
store her.
In New York, few days ago, lady who is
much addicted to all sorts and conditions Of
baths was walking down broadway, when her
wandering gaze was attracted by gorgeous
sign on which "Roman Baths in large letters
threw some other explanatory lines in smaller
type quite in the shade Entering, she in
CURED the hours for ladies'. An individual
Of suspiclously "sporting-mann appearance
looked at her, first amazed, then with amuse-
here, save those like Miss Woodford and
Lizzie Dryer. These here baths is for horses
maamn
A boy apparently about 10 years of aye,
giving his name as Newbury, reached Ridge
way Canada, a few DAYS ago, and related
quite pitiful story of his adventures. He
stated that he left Buffalo on Sunday to fish
on the lake, and while on the ice snow
storm came up aud the Ice commenced break
ing. He was lost in the storm aud wandered
about for some time, but finally reached Shore
=. not knowing whether he was in Canada or he
ates. He stopped in an unoccupied shanty
near the lake, and started across the ice on
Monday, but came back and staid in the
shanty another night. lie was accompanied
, by a fine Newfoundland dog which he sold
in the village, and with the proceeds took the
train for Buffalo
capt Thomson, of the steamer City of Met
bourne, has written TO the secretary Of the
Queensland branch of the Geographical So
clety reporting the discovery of what he be-
lIeves TO be the cairn erected by Capt Cook,
during his visit 10 the Endeavor river. While
the City Of Melbourne was awaiting the ar
rival OF the royal mail steamer Jnmna's mails,
ON the 9th OF November, Capt Thomson,
with II. Lyttleton and two Others, went in
search of the cairn, which they found on q
hill one thousand feet above the sea level.
Only the two named reached the summit
The cairn had evidently remained untouched
since its erection. Grass was growing tnickly
around IL and tree was also growing through
one side, which had caused some OF the stones
to fall of The discoverer cut the tree dow
and burned the grass growing around 1t.
The citizens OF the second ward, Pittsburgh,
Pa. are mystified over the strange condition
of the ground In their locality, which from
some unknown cause has been as hot as a
bakers oven iQr nearly ten days. Many peo-
Pile have been compelled to leave their houses,
the heat communicated TO the ground being
unbearable The cellars are so warm that
even a rOllng-mlll hand cannot enter them.
Several holes have been dug in the ground for
the purpose OF finding the cause Of the re-
markabe heat, but as yet rome has been
found II Is believed that a terrific fire has
broken out in the huge cinder-banks beneath
: The streets, and that II has eaten Its way
trough the mass of debris on which the ward
located. Extensive excavations are TO be
made in various parts of the ward in the hope
that the fire may be found and extingulshed.
Henry Longfellow, of Springfield, Miss, a
colored man aged 80 years, for several
years past has complained of pain
in the region Of the stomach. The
pain, while not constant, was at times excru-
eating to degree almost past endurance. 1t
occasioneda loss Of appetite and consequent
~ a loss OF flesh to such an extent that the
patient was reduced TO almost skeleton. lie
-. ...nnt hnndrnls Of lnllars In soaking relief